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Table 4 Clinical characteristics and level of knowledge among participants by IPTp uptake

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among postpartum women in Zomba District, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

N (Total = 426)

% of women who took IPTp

≤2 doses

95%CI

3+ doses

95% CI

n (%)

n (%)

First pregnancy

 No

304

213 (70.1)

64.7–75.0

91 (29.9)

25.0–35.3

 Yes

122

86 (70.5)

61.8–77.9

36 (29.5)

22.1–38.2

Parity

 One child

121

85 (70.3)

61.5–77.8

36 (29.8)

22.2–38.5

 Two children

111

72 (64.9)

55.5–73.2

39 (35.1)

26.8–44.5

 3+ children

194

142 (73.2)

66.5–78.9

52 (26.8)

21.0–33.5

ANC visits

 4+

234

140 (59.8)

53.3–65.9

94 (40.2)

34.1–46.6

 Three or less

192

159 (82.8)

76.8–87.5

33 (17.2)

12.5–23.2

Gravida

 multigravidaa

194

141 (72.7)

65.9–78.5

53 (27.3)

21.5–34.1

 Secundigravidab

110

72 (65.4)

56.0–73.8

38 (34.6)

26.2–43.9

 primigravidac

122

86 (70.5)

61.8–77.9

36 (29.5)

22.1–38.2

Knowledge of malaria transmission

 knowledgeable

386

271 (70.2)

65.4–74.6

115 (29.8)

25.4–34.6

 Inadequate Knowledge

40

28 (70.0)

54.0–82.3

12 (30.0)

17.7–46.0

Knowledge of dangers of malaria in pregnancy

 Knowledgeable

303

207 (68.3)

62.8–73.3

96 (31.7)

26.7–37.2

 Inadequate knowledge

123

92 (74.8)

66.3–81.7

31 (25.2)

18.3–33.7

  1. aa woman that has been pregnant for at least a second time
  2. ba woman in her second pregnancy
  3. ca woman who is pregnant for the first time